2023 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Immunization

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
TOTAL 2,236 1,024 44.1 41.1-47.1 1,212 55.9 52.9-58.9
GENDER
Male 936 426 41.7 37.1-46.3 510 58.3 53.7-62.9
Female 1,300 598 46.2 42.4-50.1 702 53.8 49.9-57.6
RACE/ETHNICITY
Non-Hispanic White 1,449 751 47.3 43.7-51.0 698 52.7 49.0-56.3
Non-Hispanic Black 409 162 38.2 32.2-44.6 247 61.8 55.4-67.8
Non-Hispanic Am Indian 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Non-Hispanic Other 48 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Hispanic 87 *** *** *** *** *** ***
AGE
50-54 305 64 20.2 14.2-27.8 241 79.8 72.2-85.8
55-64 707 250 35.0 30.2-40.2 457 65.0 59.8-69.8
65-74 679 374 56.9 51.4-62.3 305 43.1 37.7-48.6
75+ 500 312 59.8 53.1-66.1 188 40.2 33.9-46.9
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 171 *** *** *** *** *** ***
H.S. or G.E.D. 460 169 34.4 28.7-40.6 291 65.6 59.4-71.3
Some Post-H.S. 660 285 44.2 39.0-49.5 375 55.8 50.5-61.0
College Graduate 933 515 56.8 52.6-60.9 418 43.2 39.1-47.4
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 888 413 45.7 40.9-50.6 475 54.3 49.4-59.1
No 1,327 599 42.8 39.0-46.7 728 57.2 53.3-61.0
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 314 166 52.3 44.2-60.2 148 47.7 39.8-55.8
Non-Veteran 1,920 857 42.7 39.5-45.9 1,063 57.3 54.1-60.5
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 814 271 32.3 28.2-36.7 543 67.7 63.3-71.8
Unemployed 60 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 1,073 635 57.4 52.5-62.1 438 42.6 37.9-47.5
Unable to Work 223 85 38.8 29.0-49.5 *** *** ***
Other not in Labor Force 52 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 89 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$15,000- 24,999 169 57 23.1 15.4-33.3 112 76.9 66.7-84.6
$25,000- 34,999 215 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$35,000- 49,999 272 122 47.6 38.9-56.5 150 52.4 43.5-61.1
$50,000-74,999 286 139 46.7 39.0-54.7 147 53.3 45.3-61.0
$75,000-100,000 239 115 43.4 35.4-51.7 124 56.6 48.3-64.6
$100,000-150,000 224 114 44.4 35.7-53.5 110 55.6 46.5-64.3
$150,000+ 198 105 43.6 35.2-52.4 93 56.4 47.6-64.8
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 544 254 48.3 42.1-54.5 290 51.7 45.5-57.9
POVERTY LEVEL1
Less than 50% 23 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 148 *** *** *** *** *** ***
101% to 150% 120 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 168 *** *** *** *** *** ***
More than 200% 1,222 604 45.1 41.3-48.9 618 54.9 51.1-58.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 544 254 48.3 42.1-54.5 290 51.7 45.5-57.9
HOUSING
Own 1,769 865 46.7 43.3-50.1 904 53.3 49.9-56.7
Rent 350 112 26.1 20.6-32.6 238 73.9 67.4-79.4
Other arrangement 95 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT2
Urban 568 286 48.2 42.8-53.6 282 51.8 46.4-57.2
Regional City or Suburban County 517 244 41.8 35.8-48.1 273 58.2 51.9-64.2
Rural 1,151 494 42.9 38.5-47.3 657 57.1 52.7-61.5
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 743 295 40.4 34.8-46.2 448 59.6 53.8-65.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 695 322 41.8 36.6-47.2 373 58.2 52.8-63.4
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 798 407 48.4 43.8-53.1 391 51.6 46.9-56.2
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 674 337 45.8 41.0-50.7 337 54.2 49.3-59.0
2nd Quartile 576 272 43.9 38.3-49.7 304 56.1 50.3-61.7
3rd Quartile 544 255 43.0 37.3-48.9 289 57.0 51.1-62.7
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 442 160 42.7 34.3-51.6 282 57.3 48.4-65.7

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*Asked of respondents age 50 or older.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2023 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on 2023 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2023 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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